FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER, IBMPC &Q BASIC

XEV (H-1)- BCA (1) YEAR

2013
Time : 3 hours
Full Marks : 75
Candidates are required to give their answers in their
Own words as far as practicable.
The questions are of equal value.
Answer no. 1 which is compulsory.

1.

Choose the correct answer of the following :

(a)

The first electronic computer that has used the stored program
concept introduced by John Von Neumann :
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)

(b)

The unit that performs the arithmetic and logical operations on the
stored numbers is known as:
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)

(c)

UNIVAC
EDSAC
ENIAC
EDVAC

Arithmetic & Logic Unit

Control Unit
Memory Unit
Both (i) & (ii)

Roman number system is a :

(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)

Positional number system

Non-Positional number system
Both (i) & (ii)
None

(d)

(e)

(f)

(g)

(h)

(i)

(j)

The binary equivalent of (231)10 is :

(i)

11100111

(ii)

10111001

(iii)

01110011

(iv)

None

Conversion of decimal number 6710 to its octal number equivalent is :

(i)

1008

(ii)

1038

(ii)

1098

(iv)

998

ALU works on the instructions and data held in the :

(i)

Notebook

(ii)

Registers

(iii)

Copy pad

(iv)

I/O device

Linkage between the CPU and user is provided by:

(i)

Storage

(ii)

(iii)

Peripheral device

Control unit
(iv)

Software

Which one is the impact printer :

(i)

Laser printer (ii)

Inkjet printer

(iii)

Thermal Printer

(iv)

Daisy wheel Printers

The fastest access memory is :

(i)

Cache memory

(ii)

Main memory

(iii)

register

(iv)

None

Which of the following is an application software :

(i)

DBMS

(ii)

Loader

(iii)

Linker

(iv)

Compiler

2.

What is computer? How does it works? Explain about the different

generation of computer?

3.

What is the role of Input/Output unit? Discuss about the different types of
Printers.

4.

What is the purpose of binary coding system? Briefly explain the term
BCD,ASCII and EBCDIC.

5.

(a)

What is the difference between centralized and distributed data

processing?

(b)

What is software? How is it different from a program?

(a)

What is a computer program? List out the characteristics of a good

program. How a flow chart is related with a program.

(b)

Write down the algorithm for calculating the area of circle.

6.

7.

Discuss the evolution of microprocessor ? Draw the architecture of INTEL 8086

microprocessor.

8.

Differentiate between the following (any three) :

9.

(a)

Micro, mini and main frame computers

(b)

Low level and high level language

Real time and time sharing processing.

(d)

SASD and DASD

(e)

Online and Offline data entry

(a)

Explain the booting process of an IBM-PC.

(b)

Explain the difference between batch file, configuration files and system file.

10.

Write notes on any three of the following :

(a)

Central processing

(b)

Electronic mail

(c)

Rom and its types

(d)

Timer display controllers

(e)

Register and its type

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English
XEV (S-I) E (1)
2013
Time : 3 hours
Full Marks : 100
Candidates are required to give their answers in their
Own words as far as practicable.
The figures in the margin indicate full marks.
Answer all questions.

1.

Explain with reference to the context any three of the following :

(a)

No motion has she now, no force

she neither hears nor sees ;
Roll d round in earths diurnal course
With rocks, and stones, and trees
Or
Was it a vision, or a waking dream?
Fled is that music :- do I wake or sleep?

(b)

Essentially I am interested in this world, in this life, not in some other

world or a future life.
Or
I have many beautiful flowers, he said, but the children are the
most beautiful flowers of all.

(c)

The quality of mercy is not strained

It dropped as the gentle rain from heaven.
Or
O, these naughty times
Puts bars between the owners and their rights and so,

Though yours, not yours.

2.

3.

Critically appreciate any one of the following :

(a)

Love

(b)

A slumber Did My Spirit Seal

(c)

Ode to a Nightingale

(d)

Look stranger

Write a note on the ring episode and justify its relevance to the drama
The Merchant of Venice.
Or
Give a character sketch of either Antonio or Bassonio.

4.

Bring out the main ideas contained in India Again.

Or
Write a critical appreciation of The Postmaster.
5.

Write a prcis of the following passage:

Happiness, after all, is an inner strata of mind. It has little to do, for instance,
With whether you are rich or not rich. Some of the most miserable persons.
I have come across in my life are the rich persons. It is true that poverty
Makes one miserable in a very acute way. But my point is that it is not wealth
But co-ordination of ones thought and action which removes inner conflict.
It is in that way that integration of personality is achieved.

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